O-Care premiums to skyrocket — Health industry officials say ObamaCare-related premiums will double in some parts of the country, countering claims recently made by the administration. — The expected rate hikes will be announced in the coming months amid an intense election year, when control of the Senate is up for grabs.

“The Sky Is Falling,” Says Anonymous Chicken — I'm sure many of you saw a certain headline from The Hill today: “O-Care premiums to skyrocket.” At first I thought the source was The Drudge Report. — If you actually read the accompanying article by Elise Vieback, the rather alarming assertion …

President Obama's Final 4 revealed — President Barack Obama, the nation's first basketball fan, took marker to bracket with ESPN again at the White House and selected defending tournament champion Louisville, No. 1 overall seed Florida, top seed Arizona and Michigan State to advance to this year's NCAA men's Final Four.

The Emptiness of Data Journalism — Nate Silver could learn a lot from those op-ed columnists he maligns — I wish to say a word or two in defense of “bulls**t.” That is Nate Silver's meticulously chosen term—he does nothing imprecisely—for opinion journalism.

Datelines from Crimea — We've been asked whether, with the Russian takeover of Crimea, we will change our style for datelines from Crimean cities. — Previously, we wrote “SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (AP).” But Ukraine no longer controls Crimea, and AP datelines should reflect the facts on the ground.

Malaysia Turns to F.B.I. for Help in Plane Inquiry — SEPANG, Malaysia — The Malaysian authorities say some data was deleted from the flight simulator that one of the pilots of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet had built in his home, and they have turned to the Federal Bureau of Investigation …

Georgia Senate Passes Bill To Allow Guns In Churches — The Georgia Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that will let church leaders allow guns in their churches, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. — The Senate pared back the House version of the legislation …

How Americans get their news — Americans are accessing the news throughout the day and across devices — For many Americans, keeping up with the news is an activity that occurs throughout the day and across different formats, devices, and technologies. When asked when they prefer to watch …

The four biggest takeaways from the Illinois primaries — Illinois voters went to the polls Tuesday to pick nominees for federal and state races, several of which will be among the most hotly contested in the country this fall. — Here's what stood out most about the results:

Another Tale of Two Cities — LOS ANGELES — The tremors may have had morning TV anchors diving under the desk, but it takes more than a 4.4 quiver to rattle Eric Garcetti. — “I don't lose my head,” said the Democratic mayor of Los Angeles, who was in bed with his wife, Amy Wakeland, when the earthquake struck at dawn Monday.

What Pakistan Knew About Bin Laden — Shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks, I went to live and report for The New York Times in Afghanistan. I would spend most of the next 12 years there, following the overthrow of the Taliban, feeling the excitement of the freedom and prosperity that was promised …

It's Time to Draft Ted Cruz for President — When Republicans run for the White House as conservatives, we win. When they run as moderates, we lose. Yet every four years, the party bosses and political consultants tell us that conservatives are unelectable and that we must support their big-government candidates.

Throw the lead to November — In early February this year, I wrote a column for The Hill in which I tried to talk Democrats off the cliff. I warned them against having such a gloomy outlook for November. To tell you the truth, though, when I saw the result from the Florida special election last Tuesday …

Kane shut down sting that snared Phila. officials — The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office ran an undercover sting operation over three years that captured leading Philadelphia Democrats, including four members of the city's state House delegation, on tape accepting money, The Inquirer has learned.

The Secret Lives of Inner-City Black Males — Paul Ryan's explanation for urban poverty isn't much different from Barack Obama's. Why did it make liberals so angry? — On Sunday, I took my son to see two movies at a French film festival that was in town. The local train was out.

Federal judge blasts ATF stings — A federal judge in Los Angeles blasted ATF for sting operations that he said unfairly enlist people in a “made-up crime” by offering them a huge payday for robbing a non-existent drug stash house. — A federal judge in Los Angeles blasted the Bureau of Alcohol …

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